Activists surround police van at Glasgow pro-Palestine protest
Footage from the scene shows a large police presence and a crowd gathered around a police van shouting "let him go".
NEW: Activists gathered around a police van in Glasgow after officers allegedly attempted to detain a man at a pro-Palestine protest
Police can be seen later releasing the man from a vehicle as activists cheered 👇
📹 @JadeEckhaus pic.twitter.com/Z8SHP0mHFk — The National (@ScotNational) May 11, 2025
Witnesses reported pro-Palestine campaigner Mick Napier being detained by police before the demonstration had begun.
Napier was then reportedly released, with video showing him getting out of the van and being met with cheers from the crowd.
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